You may all have seen some error like below when running a command on Windows PowerShell. This usually occurs when the command PowerShell snap-in is not added.
The term 'Get-SPWebApplication' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
Solution: How to add the required snap-in if not already added from the PowerShell script itself.
The term 'Get-SPWebApplication' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
Solution: How to add the required snap-in if not already added from the PowerShell script itself.
# Example to add SharePoint Cmdlets [ SharePoint should be installed on machine ]
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
{
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell
Write-Output "`n Snap-in Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell added."
}
else
{
Write-Output "`n Snap-in Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell already added."
}
# Example to add SQL Cmdlets [ SQL management tools should be installed on machine ]
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name SqlServerCmdletSnapin100 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
{
Add-PsSnapin SqlServerCmdletSnapin100
Write-Output "`n Snap-in SqlServerCmdletSnapin100 added."
}
else
{
Write-Output "`n Snap-in SqlServerCmdletSnapin100 already added."
}
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name SqlServerProviderSnapin100 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
{
Add-PsSnapin SqlServerProviderSnapin100
Write-Output "`n Snap-in SqlServerProviderSnapin100."
}
else
{
Write-Output "`n Snap-in SqlServerProviderSnapin100 already added."
}
